Category: Message

June 30, 2026  At the reception with students, colleagues and neighbors last week, I felt yet again how special the Purdue community is. On each day and across many nights, you study and work with dedication, perseverance and humility. Because of you, this university...

May 25, 2026 Boilermaker colleagues, I am absolutely pleased that today (May 25) Purdue's Board of Trustees voted and that President Emeritus Mitch Daniels agreed to serve as the interim president starting July 1. Mitch’s understanding of this university's vision...

May 18, 2026 Dear Purdue Students and Colleagues,  Last week was a particularly happy time here on our beautiful campus, with more than 10,000 new alumni graduating with their Purdue degrees. At the end of the ninth and last session,...

Purdue President Mung Chiang made these remarks during the university's Spring 2026 Commencement ceremonies May 14-16. Today marks a special occasion for all of you: no more tuition bills, and no more final exams! Unless you want to pursue another...

May 11, 2026 Dear Boilermaker students and colleagues, We arrive again at the end of another academic year where each of you contributed to untold numbers of shared successes and experiences. Because of your exceptional work each day, this time...

January 9, 2026 Dear Boilermakers, As we launch another momentous academic semester, I am excited to welcome you back to a Purdue community with a stable environment and growing opportunities for the scholarly pursuit by each individual student and colleague....

2025 has been a year of records in Purdue history: the most selective incoming class and the first time that the annual research expenditure exceeded $1 billion, as well as in the history of American higher education, with the largest university-industry research partnership...

Purdue President Mung Chiang made these remarks during the university’s Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies May 16-18. This weekend we celebrate you in the largest commencement in Purdue history, and for the first time, confer more than 10,000 degrees. Boilermakers Class...

May 9, 2025 Dear Purdue University Colleagues and Students, As we conclude this busy semester, we are excited to announce that today Eli Lilly and Company and Purdue University signed a partnership agreement where Lilly will provide up to $250...

April 1, 2025  We are at an inflection point.   For four score years or so, the research enterprise that fueled the American innovation engine was built on the Bell Labs model and the NSF model. In the latter, a social...